Ulysses Prayer

[ULYSSES]
I am not one
Who would run for cheap advise
I’ve never sought divine assistance
The end is never worth the price
But this time
We dance to a different tune
That neithers should play

Caught by madness
Like friends, like fools
Shouting words
None of us should say

Ah, but I can recognize failure
I can stare it in the face
I know when the game is over
And when to vanish
Without a trace

Vengeance
Glory
Wеalth
And power
Count for nothing now
Just life
Or death
In this final hour
Is all thе gods allow

I've never been
One to beg or plead
I've never believed in magic
When my wits
My courage are all I've needed, but
Athena, if you're really there
Answer this mortal's prayer
Let passion rule for the lovers
And the fools
When victory is earned by a different rule

This prayer's for the living
This tears for deads
I pledge my life, my soul
I give you my whole
My heart
And my head

This war is a tragic folly
We must ended it, somehow
Help me, goddess
I cannot how
But do it
I'm doing it now (now, now)

[MENELAUS]
Nothing short of death
Will keep me away
Each and every living Trojan
Will rue this day

Let all their descendance
Cry out for vengeance
For the gods above
Witness to all I say

[ULYSSES]
So fellow warriors
Our last stand
The goddess Athena
Has shown the end
This monumental wisdom
And a treachery of men
Is hollow inside
And I have a plan

I know I'll be punished
And driven to despair
But desperate times
Breed desperate men
So Athena, do your worst
I don't care
I've lost sight of order
Or just what must be done
With no cause to rejoice
We have no choice
This was must be won

When anger and passion trap us
I should have known
From the start
There is no doubt
The only way out
Is a head without a heart